Mufasa (James Earl Jones)’s Timeline and Summary
- Mufasa presents his heir to the animal kingdom. The animal kingdom is happy to meet him.
- Mufasa chastises his brother, Scar, for not attending Simba's presentation ceremony.
- When Simba wanders into the elephant graveyard as a young cub, Mufasa must rush over to save him.
- Mufasa tries to teach Simba about responsibility and following the rules. Simba looks up to him and loves him.
- Scar informs Mufasa that Simba is trapped in a wildebeest stampede. Mufasa saves Simba and then begs Scar to pull him out of the gorge.
- Instead of saving Mufasa, Scar throws his brother to his death.
- Mufasa's ghost appears to young-adult Simba, urging him to go reclaim the Pride Lands from Scar.